Regulatory Filings • Sep 29, 2021
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Investment in AKVA Group ASA
September 29th, 2021
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Israel Corp First Investment under updated Strategy - AKVA Group – Technology for Sustainable Biology

Leading aquaculture technology and service partner

Listed on Oslo stock exchange since 2006 with market cap of ~\$316m*

Global player with Deliveries in 65 countries over 40 years

Companies in 10 countries. 1,449 employees









Main investment sector focus will be Food (Tech), Agri (Tech), Healthcare and Industry 4.0

Investing in sectors that ride on the global megatrends, and with Positive ESG profile
Our global presence and capabilities position ILCO to create significant value in both European and Israeli investments


▪ Investing in mature companies

Investing in a strong platform for future growth

Aquaculture Atlantic Salmon Industry
Most of the salmon supply today is grown in open sea cages, the growth cycle is 12-24 months depending on the target weight. The open sea cages are license based, which are becoming very challenging to obtain. This development may impact future supply growth from sea cages

2019: Main salmon intercontinental trade flows, volume in th. tons whole fish equivalent (WFE)


• Source: AKVA Capital Markets Day, November 2020


• Source: AKVA Capital Markets Day, November 2020, Salmon: Norwegian salmon export price; Beef: Australian and New Zealand 85% lean fores, CIF US import; Chicken: Whole bird spot price, whole iced, Georgia docks; Pork: 51-52% lean hogs, US price Source: SINTEF (Carbon footprint), IMF (Price benchmark)
Traditional growth and new emerging technologies have the potential to cover underlying
| demand | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Source: AKVA Capital Markets Day, November 2020 |
~\$360m*
Revenue LTM 30.6.21
40 Years of aquaculture experience
~\$37m*
EBITDA adj. LTM 30.6.21
~10% EBITDA adj. margin LTM 30.6.21
For additional information please visit AKVA Group web site at www.akvagroup.com

From Single component to complete solutions
Leading Technology provider with strong R&D
A leading service provider to farmers Substantial experience in delivering smolt salmon land based facilities
Signed Contract for Land based Salmon plant in China
A leading provider of
digital solutions to the aquaculture industry
Digital solutions to support high productivity in Sustainable salmon production

• Source: AKVA financial statements; convenience translation from NOK at NOK/USD of 8.6505 , as of 28.9.21
Management team led by the CEO, Knut Nesee, are equipped with extensive experience, with strong execution capabilities and mindset

Knut Nesse, CEO Start: Nov-19
Experience: 6y CEO of Nutreco, 6y CEO of Skretting
Education: MBA

Ronny Meinkøhn, CFO Start: Aug-20
Experience: 6y CFO of Apply
Education: MSc in finance

Erlend Sødal, COO Sea Based
Start: May-20
Experience: 8y managing director of skretting Norway
Education: MSC in industrial economics, MBA of Technology

Johan Fredrik Gjesdal, COO Land Based
Start: Oct-20
Experience: 3y VP strategy and BD of AKVA, before consulting in Aker Solutions
Education: MSc in Industrial economics and Technology management

Asle Kjetil Bratteli, CDO
Start: Jan-21
Experience: Regional VP at Gartner group, 10y in Nutreco and Skretting in Digital related roles
Education: Economics


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Knut Nesse, CEO AKVA comments: "We are very pleased to welcome Israel Corp. as a long-term, strategic shareholder in AKVA group. We believe that Israel Corp. global business experience and technology background will contribute to our goal to build a world-leading offering of technical & digital solutions within sea and land-based aquaculture. This transaction will enable AKVA to accelerate the execution of our current strategy, to significantly step up our innovation agenda, and to transform our land based strategy".
Yoav Doppelt, CEO Israel Corp. comments: "We look forward to working with AKVA group to accelerate growth in sustainable food production and further develop AKVA's technological leadership within the aquaculture industry. Our discussions with AKVA convinced us that AKVA is a leading global player in the aquaculture industry, and best positioned to capture the global land base opportunity".


Investor Relations Contact Idan Hizki Senior Director, Business Development & Investor Relations Tel: +972 3 684 4500 [email protected]
www.israelcorp.com
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